Livestock

Methane produced by cows and other livestock does not contribute the highest levels of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG), according to an expert in air quality.

Campaign group Wild Justice has branded Defra’s latest General Licences ‘unlawful’ and threatened to take the Government to court if it attempts to extend them at the end of February.

The Government’s failure to include binding targets to improve soil health in the Environment Bill has left a ‘gaping hole’ in UK legislation, the Soil Association has warned.

A British grain trader, who travelled to Australia to help with bushfire relief efforts, has praised the strong sense of community spirit in spite of the devastation.

Store cattle prices are strengthening, with numbers sold through auction markets lower than a year ago.

NFU vice president Stuart Roberts has said the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) is not the right body to oversee supply chain issues.

This year’s British Cattle Breeders Club Conference, held at Telford, focussed on succession as a way of building a sustainable future. Katie Jones and Hannah Noble report.

Mobile abattoirs may help farms hit by the rapid loss of small abattoirs over the last few years.

The Government is pushing several pieces of agriculture legislation through Parliament now, and as chair of the Efra committee and an FG reader, I intend to hold their feet to the fire every step of the way, says Neil Parish MP.

NFU vice president Stuart Roberts has warned farmers risk having their carbon credits ‘stolen’ by processors and retailers as the country moves towards its goal of net zero emissions by 2050.